BALTIMORE -- - Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs and Mookie Betts added a solo shot to back an effective pitching performance by Clayton Kershaw , and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Sunday to end a five-game losing steak.

Kershaw (10-2) won his sixth straight decision to help the NL West leaders salvage the finale of a three-game series against the last-place Orioles. The left-hander struck out eight and allowed two runs and four hits over 5 2/3 innings.

It was the first time in his 18-year career that Kershaw pitched against the Orioles, the only Dodgers opponent he had never faced. The 37-year-old has defeated every team except Boston (0-1).

Ohtani went deep on the second pitch of the game and leading off the third, giving him 48 home runs for the seaso

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